The Crime Branch of the Delhi Police has arrested an alleged sharpshooter, who was associated with gangster Abu Salem and wanted in connection with several cases of fake currency, murder and extortion in Delhi and Mumbai. The accused, identified as Jaan Usman Khan, alias Reenu, was arrested on Saturday around 7.30 pm from ISBT following a tip-off.
The 35-year-old sharpshooter was involved in cases relating to circulation of fake currency, extortion and murder in Delhi and Mumbai. Khan, the official said. He was arrested in Delhi in 2000 for circulating fake Indian currency notes (FICNs). “Khan is an associate of Abu Salem. He was earlier arrested in 2000 in Mumbai in an extortion case involving producer Anil Thadani (husband of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon),” Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav said. One countrymade pistol and three live cartridges were recovered from his possession, police said.
Khan told police that he had gone to Mumbai in 1996 where he came in contact with one Waseem, a sharpshooter of Abu Salem’s gang. Waseem, an accused in the murder of Gulshan Kumar (owner of T-Series label and a film producer), introduced Khan to Abu Salem and he joined the underworld gang. “Abu Salem introduced Khan to one Aftab Bhatki, who was running a fake Indian currency note racket from Dubai and Karachi. Khan joined him in circulating the fake notes in India through Nepal and Bangladesh route,” Yadav said.
“After getting released from jail, Khan moved to Mumbai and started extorting money in Bollywood on the directions of Abu Salem. later, he was arrested for an extortion bid on film distributor Anil Thadani,” Yadav said.